Amstelveen’s heemparks are islands of peace and wonder, where plants and herbs that are indigenous to the Netherlands are shown in enchanting compositions. Experience the beauty of Dutch flora in any season during your stroll in these delightful parks. Revised and updated edition.
This guide focus is the slavery heritage of the Netherlands as a whole. All in all 100 locations are shown. This way the Guide shows how widespread the connectedness to slavery was. available April 8 2019
Did you know that the Society of Surinam met at Amsterdam City Hall, the current Royal Palace on Dam Square? Many Amsterdammers invested in the VOC, in the West India Company and in the plantations in Surinam and the Antilles. Where was this visible in the city?
This bi-lingual guide open your eyes to the traces of of slavery and its profits and to the signs of the Black and Indigenous presence in New Amsterdam and New Netherland.